Graduate Recruitment Consultant (2026 Intake)

Acceler8 Talent; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Award-winning training and development

International incentive trips

Regular team socials

Clear career progression

Employee-owned business

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent, part of Understanding Recruitment Group, invites ambitious graduates to join a fast-paced technology recruitment team in Boston. You will receive industry-leading training and mentorship from day one, learning to identify and engage top talent and support recruitment from interview through to offer.

This role offers a $50,000 base salary with uncapped commission, comprehensive benefits, and a clear path for career progression in a growing, employee-owned business.

Qualifications

• No prior recruitment experience is required; potential is valued.
• Structured training and ongoing mentorship are provided.
• Hands-on experience from day one in sourcing, screening and candidate engagement.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with candidates and clients.
• Source and engage top tech talent.
• Manage recruitment processes from interview to offer.
• Develop communication and commercial awareness skills.
• Build deep knowledge of specialist tech markets.

Skills

Candidate relationship building

Sourcing

Communication

Commercial awareness

Resilience

Proactivity

Competitive mindset

Job description

Graduate Recruitment Consultant (2026 Intake)

$50,000 base salary + uncapped commission + excellent benefits

If you're ambitious, competitive and looking for a career where hard work is genuinely rewarded, recruitment could be the perfect next step.

Acceler8 Talent, part of the Understanding Recruitment Group, is a specialist technology recruitment business with offices in St Albans and Boston. We partner with some of the world's most innovative companies across AI, machine learning, quantum computing, silicon photonics and other emerging technology markets, and we're looking for ambitious individuals to join our sourcing team.

Whether you're graduating in 2026 or looking to start a career in a fast-paced, people-focused industry, you'll receive industry-leading training, ongoing mentorship and hands-on experience from day one. You'll learn how to identify and engage top talent, build strong candidate relationships and play a key role in helping pioneering technology companies grow their teams.

In the role, you’ll learn how to:

• Build relationships with candidates and clients
• Source and engage top tech talent
• Manage recruitment processes from interview through to offer stage
• Develop strong communication and commercial awareness skills
• Build deep knowledge of specialist tech markets

You’ll join a structured training programme delivered by our in-house Learning & Development team, alongside ongoing support from experienced consultants, leadership teams, and peer mentoring. Your focus will be on candidate delivery, developing expertise in sourcing, screening and talent engagement.

We’re not looking for previous recruitment experience — we’re looking for potential.

You’ll thrive at Acceler8 Talent if you are:

• Motivated, resilient, and proactive
• Confident communicating with new people
• Competitive and goal-oriented
• Keen to build a long-term career in recruitment

Previous experience in sales, retail, hospitality, sport, or other customer-facing roles can be beneficial, but isn’t essential.

What’s in it for you?

• $50,000 base salary + uncapped commission
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Award-winning training and development
• International incentive trips
• Regular team socials
• Clear career progression

We’re also an employee-owned business, meaning our people hold a majority share in the company and benefit directly from the long-term success and growth of the business.

If you’re looking for a career where you can learn quickly, progress fast, and be rewarded for your results, we’d love to hear from you.